giving
to us all that we could ask for, wish,
or think into it.
We
can now see how essential it is that thought
should be held one-pointed; that we should
think always and only upon what we want,
never letting our mind dwell on anything
else. In this way the Spirit works through
us
WHERE
SO MANY FAIL
THE
ordinary individual, sitting down to give
a treatment to his business, unconsciously
does just the thing that he should have
avoided; and then he wonders why he did
not get the desired results. Most people
simply sit and wish for, or long for,
something. They may even have a great
desire or hope. They may even go so far
as believe that their desire is going
to happen. All this is good as far as
it goes, but it does not go far enough.
What we must do is to provide that already-having-received
attitude. This may seem hard at first
but we can easily see that it is necessary;
and as it is the only way that mind works,
this is what we must do.
Power
is, and mind is, and life is, but they
have to flow through us in order to express
in our lives. We are dealing with law;
and nature must be obeyed before it will
work for us. Just realize that this law
is as natural a law as any other of God's
laws, and use it with the same intelligence
that you would use the law of electricity;
then you will get the desired results.
We provide the thought form around which
the divine energies play and to which
they attract the conditions necessary
for the fulfillment of the thought.
When
we give a treatment this all that we have
to
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